Fabian Ware, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fabian Ware

British Army general British Army general

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1869

Place of Birth: Clifton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1949

Profession: military personnel, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Major General Sir Fabian Arthur Goulstone Ware, (17 June 1869 – 28 April 1949) was the founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission (IWCG), now the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
Born in Clifton, Bristol, he graduated from the University of Paris in 1894, and travelled to the Transvaal Colony where, as a member of Milner's Kindergarten, he became Director of Education.
Ware next became editor of the Morning Post, being fired in 1911 after several controversies.
When the First World War started in August 1914, Ware attempted to join the British Army but was rejected because he was too old, and so with the assistance of Lord Milner, he obtained command of a mobile ambulance unit provided by the British Red Cross Society.
In 1915 Ware and his organization were transferred to the British Army.
He ended the war as a major general, and was mentioned in despatches twice.
During the war, he founded the Imperial War Graves Commission.
After World War I, Ware continued to work with the commission.
In World War II, he was appointed Director-General of Graves Registration and Enquiries.
He fully retired in 1948, and died the following year.